China Orders Telecoms To Block Personal VPNs By February
China’s government has told telecommunications carriers to block individuals’ access to virtual private networks by February 1, people familiar with the matter said, thereby shutting a major window to the …
2017-11-07
How Chinese Parents and Schools See Foreign Teachers
In my previous article on the perception of foreign teachers, I discussed how they were viewed by other expats and employers. I felt there was a giant hole missing: the …
2017-11-07
Folk Artist Dedicated To Making Bird Cages
Guo Guangming, a folk artist from Lanzhou of Gansu province, is an expert at making bird cages, and enjoys much fame for doing so in Lanzhou city. Many bird raisers …
2017-11-05
Chinese Wife Installs Card Reader To Get Husband Home Before 9PM
The photo below may not seem very interesting at first glance, but the story behind it definitely is. That little round gadget is apparently a card scanner installed by a …
2017-11-05
Shenzhen Metro Carries Messages Of Love, and Lonely Singles
A special train along Metro Line 1 in south China’s Shenzhen city began operating on May 8 — with thousands of messages expressing love. And loneliness. The unique train will …
2017-11-05
Chinese Subway Stop Built in the Middle of Nowhere
Caojiawan subway station in Chongqing, southwest China, is pictured covered in overgrown weeds and shrubbery. It does not have a major road or any kind of public transportation connected to …
2017-11-05
‘Animal Hell’ Zoo Appears in Hainan
A zoo in southern China has been described as an animal hell by a visitor with one creature seen dead in its box by a reporter and a pond for …
2017-11-05
Cali Woman Accused Of Murder Released After Paying Huge Bail
A Chinese real estate scion charged with orchestrating the murder of her children’s father was released from a San Francisco Bay Area jail after posting $35 million bail, a highly …
2017-11-04